Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-07-20
EMPEROR WILLIAM.
Some Interestfng Anecdotes OF the Ar
and Popular German Ruler.

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hearing the somewhat old and good story
OF the experience Of the French authoress,
! Olympic Adouard, with the Emperor In
Baden Baden. One afternoon, at the end
I OF long drive, Nine. Adouard got into
/ trouble with the cabman in regard to his
| pay. As the FIR enchwoman understood
only French and the German only German
the dispute dropped into q most complk
Gated pantomime. The affair was ad Just
ed eventually by military-looking man
who came across the road from the oppo
! site villa
al see, madame" he said, ''that you dc
not understand our beautiful language
"BeautifulP' answered the Frenchwom
an. "Well that may be, but horribly dis
! agreeable TO the car"
"But it is the greatest advantage to un
/ derstand aud speak the language Of youI
neighbors."
Tho military gentleman then arranged
matters with tho quaking cabman, whe
had already recognized him as the EN-
| peror. "How much Of fee will you
| givep inquired the stranger as he handed
the cabman his money.
1.-TWO francs"
THAT is too much my child,n remon
stratod the stranger; "you should moi
wnste your money"
Are you close istedr' asked Nine
| Adouard; "and that, too, with another
| Persons money"
"Not close -fsted, but economical, an6
my economy meets with general ap
prevail" rejoined the stranger, ~ he
lifted his hat and left.
When some days later, Nine. Adouarc
| was presented to tho Emperor at a ball
he asked Of her very quietly, without
noticing her astonishment: well de
you not now think that ought TO be
economical, since use the money OF my
subjcctsl"
Another illustration Of the Emreror't
economy is furnished by an anecdo;e OF
his dealings with a court jcweler. Fol-
obvious reasons the latter wished to sell q
$500 necklace to the Crown Princess for
SILICON. The Crown Prince objected TO the
| price, hut at the same time suggested thai
the Emperor might be induce to buy il
I for his daughter-in-law. The Emperor
however, whom called on, said: "No; we
can not buy IT, my dear sir; We are not
! rich enough. Reigning is not so profita
/ bic for US as for the Bourbops." at
/ would make n very pretty present for the
/ Crown Princess, your No jesty," suggest
/ ed the jcwelcr, fathcring the Crown
/ Princes idea. THAT would not do either, I"
! concluded the Emperor. "Such an ordi-
nary present should not cost more than
| 1900 thalers ($,,@50). will give you some
/ good advice. Take your necklace 70 some
Of the rich JewesSes. They have enough
money, and will buy it as soon as they soc
! it,"
When Prof. Hoffman returned to Berlin
from his journey through the United
| States, he was summoned to the palace 10
| relate his experiences in America to the
| Emperor. In the course OF his CONVERSE
ton the professor mentioned that q broad
and handsome street in San A ntonio, Tex,
] bore the name OF King William street
you will not have me believe" broke In
| his Majesty, shat this street in far-away
Texas was named after met No; it must
of course, be the namesake OF the William
the First of England" When, however
| Prof Hoffman added that another street
in the same neis hborhcod was called
Queen Augusta street." the Emperor
with tears in his eyes, exclaimed: Then
am happy that the far-away sons Of Ger
many have given me such proof OF their
love and devotion"
That William the First Of Germany has
no democratic sentiment in his heart finds
its best proof in his judgment Of the con-
duct Of the French people toward their
worthless sovereign, Louis the Sixteen nth.
AS he and his s;afr were passing in the
last campaign through Varennes, the scene
I
was called. The Emperor Assem- bled his
| Old ers around him and said: "You know
where we are and what happened hero
| some eighty years ago. In this place
| originated the great misfortune of France
which aflicts her TO this day. II nation
treats their King thus, God lays His hand
heavily upon them."
! Probably no "reminiscences Of the recent
past is more frequently recalled to mind
| than the famous birthday story"
Early on the morning OF March 81, 49,,
the old Marshal Wr angel began to pre-
pare his congratulations for the royal
birthday. After prolonged meditation he
rang for the attending under-oficer.
''Have you respectable handwriting,
my son" he inquired.
ITO command your Excellence"
Then sit down ut that table and pre-
pare TO write. But / must first see
whether you can give me a good copy
which / can read without glasses For
instance, you have lady-lovei"
ITO command, your Excellenoe," 70
piled the under-officer, blushing.
We'll then, write: MY lady-love's
name is -, whatever it is She is -
years DID, etc. Then l can SEQ If you
write well enough for me-"
The under-officer wrote hesitatlngly and
plainly the desired copy as follows:
my lady-love is Charlotte Ullrich- She N
the daughter OF the dead sculptor Ullrieh; Is
twenty-five years old, and was born In Berlin.
FRANZ NEUNANN,
"Under-ofloer In - Garde -Grenadier Rext-
menL"
'Goodl You write like q printer" said
the Marshal, approvimgly, after due in
spection Of this declaration. Now turn
the paper over-oconomy n o cardinal
vIrtue-and write what dictate Only
leave enough room on the margin for cor
rections. But remember, keep a shut
mouth concerning what you write, for il
is my congratulatory letter to tho EN-
peror tomorrow"
The letter Of congratulatiou was then
written and corrected and carefully
slowed away in the old Marshal's pocket,
to be copied before the following after-
noon.
Early on the birthday morning, how
ever, as the royal attendant gathered up
the congratulatory kilograms and letters,
be found a curiously folded sheet of paper
lying on tho floor, just as it had drop
ped from the Marshars pocket Thus
it came that one Of the first pages which
met the Emperor's eyes, as they opened
TO tho light Of the oightieth year. was
tho inapproprite confession Of SAe under
officer: my lady-love Is Charlotte Ull
rich. She is the daughter OF the dead
sculptor Ullrich; she Is twenty-five years
old, and was born In Berlin" etc.
Amusement and severity replaced the
usually mild expression Of the royal feat
ures, only TO vanish before a broad smile
as the reverse page showed up the care
fully-composed and corrected con gratula
tious OF Marshal Wrangel The event
which thus caused an old General In the
service endless embarrassment turned
| nsaNu Ncv-fr akalxr g. ~ -
forced confidence. Two years later the
under-ofiicer, Neumann, was given, &c
cording to the royal command, q remun
erstive state offlce that he might make
Charlotte Ullrlch, daughter OF the dead
sculptor UlIrich," Frau Neumann
Teeth Starved to Decay.